sneaky

sneak·y (sn

)

adj. sneak·i·er, sneak·i·est

Furtive; surreptitious.

sneaki·ly adv.

sneaki·ness n.

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Adj.	1.	sneaky - marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" underhanded, underhand corrupt, crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
	2.	sneaky - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" furtive, sneak, stealthy, surreptitious concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

sneaky

adjective sly, dishonest, devious, mean, low, base, nasty, cowardly, slippery, unreliable, malicious, unscrupulous, furtive, disingenuous, shifty, snide, deceitful, contemptible, untrustworthy, double-dealing One kid can generally tell when another kid is sneaky.

Translations

sneaky [ˈsniːkɪ] ADJ (sneakier (compar) (sneakiest (superl))) → soplón

sneaky [ˈsniːki] adj → sournois(e)

sneaky

adj (+er) (pej inf) → gewieft (inf), → raffiniert; there’s something sneaky about it → da ist was faul dran

sneaky [ˈsniːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → vile

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above board belt conceal dastardly deceitful deceptive disguised dishonesty double-dealing Food and Drink forthright furtive hangdog hide hole-and-corner lurk reptilian skulk slippery	Sherburn run his eye slow along the crowd; and wherever it struck the people tried a little to out- gaze him, but they couldn't; they dropped their eyes and looked sneaky. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context He's tall, and lazy, and sly, and sneaky, and ruther cowardly, too, but kind of good-natured, and wears long brown hair and no beard, and hasn't got a cent, and Brace boards him for nothing, and gives him his old clothes to wear, and despises him. Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context They bothered him with their dinky deals, with their scrimping and scratching, and their sneaky attempts to hide their ugliness by the observance of one set day of sanctuary. Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context	snath Snathe Snattock Snaw snazzy SNCC SNCF Snead sneak sneak away Sneak current sneak in sneak off sneak out sneak preview sneak thief sneak up Sneak-cup sneaker sneakers sneakily Sneakiness sneaking sneakingly Sneaksby sneaky Sneap Sneath Sneb sneck Sneck band Sneck drawer Sneck drawing Sneck up sneckdraw Snecket Sned sneer sneerer Sneerful sneering sneeringly sneery sneeze sneeze at sneezeguard sneezer sneezeweed sneezeweed yarrow sneezewood sneezewort	sneaked sneaked sneaked up on sneaked up on sneaker Sneaker net Sneaker networks Sneakernet Sneakers sneakier sneakier sneakiest sneakiest sneakily sneakily sneakiness sneakiness sneaking sneaking sneaking sneaking up on sneaking up on sneakingly sneakingly sneaks sneaks sneaks sneaks up on sneaks up on Sneaksby sneaky Sneaky Mating Sneaky Weasel Studios Sneap Sneap SNEAR Sneath SNEATT SNEB SNEC Snechkus, Antanas Snechkus, Antanas Iuozovich SNECIPA SNECIPM sneck sneck Sneck band Sneck drawer Sneck drawing Sneck up sneckdraw snecked snecked snecked masonry snecked rubble Snecket snecking snecking snecks snecks

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above board
belt
conceal
dastardly
deceitful
deceptive
disguised
dishonesty
double-dealing
Food and Drink
forthright
furtive
hangdog
hide
hole-and-corner
lurk
reptilian
skulk
slippery

Sherburn run his eye slow along the crowd; and wherever it struck the people tried a little to out- gaze him, but they couldn't; they dropped their eyes and looked sneaky.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context

He's tall, and lazy, and sly, and sneaky, and ruther cowardly, too, but kind of good-natured, and wears long brown hair and no beard, and hasn't got a cent, and Brace boards him for nothing, and gives him his old clothes to wear, and despises him.

Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context

They bothered him with their dinky deals, with their scrimping and scratching, and their sneaky attempts to hide their ugliness by the observance of one set day of sanctuary.

Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context

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